What next after A/L?
Choosing a field of studies is always a tricky one for the students as well as parents. So it is important to be informed about the job market and the advantage when deciding on the future career path. Being aware of the environment that one lives in helps to be successful in life. Many individuals are caught up in the barrier of unemployment, one because of choosing the popular trend without considering the demand of the job.
This is to give a glimpse about the best fields to focus your studies on.
This era is the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution and it has paved way to change our lives like never before. This is blurring of boundaries between the physical, digital, and biological worlds. It’s a fusion of advances in artificial intelligence ( AI), robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, genetic engineering, quantum computing, and other technologies. In fact the highest opportunities rise in the Computer Industry. Today it is not an isolated field but the connecting factor for many other fields.
There are two main branches of ICT are computer science and information technology. These two careers though has emerged from the same subject has different requirements. IT career involves installing, organising and maintaining computer systems as well as designing and operating networks and databases. Computer science is focused entirely on efficiently programming computers using mathematical algorithms.
Computer Industry
Computer industry has risen with a huge drift especially in last two decades. Computer industry has further got many fields but the hierarchy of computer related jobs mostly remains in a simple and customised manner.
There are numerous technologies which offer promising career to fresh graduates in different fields associated with computers and information technology. The hierarchy of jobs is quite high and so these all cannot be explained here. So only some of the major levels in computer job hierarchies are described in brief as below in this article in a manner of ascending order.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer science has virtually affected every industry, and it has become a growing and a thriving field of study. Among the most demanding degrees for this are the specialised management information systems. It is believed that the growth of computer science will increase by 18% by 2020, with an average salary of $ 60000 which increases with experience and qualification apart from the range of the company.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information Technology too is a flourishing industry since it is expanding rapidly. IT focuses on the intersection of computer systems both software and hardware which uses these tools to share data and securely set it up to use and store information. These jobs pay salaries of $ 80000- $ 100000 since they require high skills. Since IT field adds on new jobs rapidly, it is expected to grow in 12% by 2026.
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